The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-18
|THE STORY OF A SALE. /
THE CHARGE AGAINST Mr.. p. n.
WINTERS HIVES TIGArED.
What the Records Show aad How
the Parties Implicated Ex.
plain Them.

The charge has been made that JUS
tice P. M. Winters, In his capacity as
a member Of the School Board, lie, in
violation Of the charter under which
that board exists, renting to the board
the building No. 96 Front street for
school purposes, which 10 now known
as the Winchester school for colored
children. Justice Winters denies 1t.
FJr the bsnefit Of interested parties,
and the public generally, an APPEAL
reporter has Investigated the matter
and gives below the result Of his search
and inquiry.
THE RECORDS.
In the abstract office aud on the
books oil the county truetee the title
TO the building Ia vested In p. M.
Winters. He has paid the taxes on II
for all years up to 1885, the last pay.
ment, on bill 434, being dated July
30lb, for Taxing District taxes. The
State and county taxes for 1886, and
IT, king District taxes for 1887, are
unpaid both on this building and the
other property OF Mr.. Winters. Mr..
John Walsh's taxes are all paid.
From the trustee II Is learned that the
building 10 and has been included In
Mr.. Winters's list, fer which he would
call and settle. Ga the other hand,
Mr.. Walsh, 10 calling for his list, was
never furnished with the building In
question and never paid the taxes
on II.
The records OF the abstract Office
show no transfer Of the properly from
Mr.. Winters 10 Mr.. Walsh, and the
ssseseors deal with 1t 90 the properly
OF Mr.. Winters.
THE DEED.
The warranty deed is dated March
18th, 1888. II was written by Mr.. X.
ID. Jordan, at the solicitation Of Mr..
Winters. and acknowledged before
Mr.. James L. Lewis, deputy under
Mr.. ii. b. Cullen, County Court clerk.
The impression 10 that Mr.. Winters
paid 90 cents as the acknowledgment
fee, tut not the State and county tax,
which, on the consideration OF $4,000,
tho sum named In the deed, amounted
TO 81 80. This Mr.. Walsh paid on
Monday morning last, but the instru.
ment was not then and Is not now
recorded. After the first acknowl.
edgement OF the deed In 1888,
II remained In the Gun.
ty Court clerks Office until
the latter part Of 1885 or frat part OF
1885. Mr.. Paul I, Wright, also dep.
n.y rnds: NJ. Gallon, states that lac
remembers Mr. WinterJ asking him
for q paper, but Ia not certain Il wa.
this particular deed. (Mr. Winters
consents that II was, AID says h,
asked at tho time II Mr.. Walsh pait
tho costs, or State aud county taxes
Upon being informed he had not, b,
told Mr.. Wright he would take th,
deed 10 Mr.. Walsh, who would at.ent
10 the mstter.) Mr.. Wright says hi
informed Mr.. Cullen OF the fact tina
Mr.. Winters had taken the paper, ant
was instructed by Mr.. Cullen 10 70
member the transaction. In his off
cial capacity, Mr.. Wright called upor
Mr.. Winters one or more tlmes for tn,
paper, who responded that he woult
return Il, but never did. Thus matter
stood until Monday last, when the re
porter saw the deed In possession 0
Mr.. Walsh.
ESQUIRE p. NJ. WINTERS
Mr.. Winters encountered the re
porter at the courthouse Monday after
: neon, called him 10 one side, an,
7 aAid:
"when was at the ArrEAL ofils
: last night knew nothing OF the put
! LEGATION In the APPKAL OF tbs oharg
: against me, hence In my card reisrre
> alone TO the Sunday Times. Now
}. tell you that | have no more iniere,
q In the Winchester school buildin
J. than you have, and l don't want
y hear any more about IT,"
!, ave only gave the records,
= replied the reporter, "and Il Is not r.,
j. quently the case, that one man mui
= Eles the press" lie was then q,
" quAinted with the records In the trul
tees tilice, showing that he had pal
the texee.
an tell you about thai" said NJ
!, Winters. "Mr. Walsh told me, aft
:. bis purchase, that, 40 l had been pa,
y Ing the taxes Ia lump, 10 confirm
. doing 20, and ho would pay me.
was an understanding between us, an
whom l paid the taxes would tai
Q, the bill 20 him, show him the amour
.. on that building, and he paid me-"
IN what IL your version OF the unr,
4. corded ieature7"
81 had the deed drawn up and a
10 knowledged II, you understand, aud n
4. Walsh and | agreed that he was
pay the ooI's. II he failed 10 have
a. ec,rded that was no look out Of min
" He's known me great many year
y you understand, and know that for m
lie l would not sell the property
Q. any one else You see there Ia,
v been great many transactions b
tween Us ~ friends which the publ
10 know nothing about" No record
10 the acknowledgment appears on n
0. books, although II IL on the deed.
10 You say you took the deed 10 M
Walsh and told him 10 pay the costs
~ Yes, cir. A few days after Il WI
D. acknowledged and left with the olerl
n i called at the Office and asked M
n Paul Wright II Mr.. Walsh had pa
y the costs. He said he had not, and
tod him 10 LET me have II and I vouI
= take II TO Mr.. Walsh, who would cou
n mp and settle. took Il 10 Mr.. walsl
!, and i suppose he put II In his tais an
W forgot it,and | have never thought an
more OF !, until that article yesterda
2. morning"
II "Will you tell me how Il was III
a Mr.. Walsh collected your rent irol
" the School Board, while he was
n member and you we're noti'
"As ] said before, there have be,
q, buslnets transactions between NJ
q, walsh and myself. We have bee
a. friends agrsat many years, ard whe
q, l was q candidate, you understani
10 and needed money 10 make tho eau
RI paign, ! knew | could get $1,000 or
from Mr.. Walsh. When he was
the School Board and I was rentir
the building 10 them, II frequently O
D CURED that for two or three month
3, there would be no money on band
Ic pay Tor rents. ! said 10 him, John, yo